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PEEFACE 

THIS  Primer  is  added  to  the  Language  Reader  Series, 
in  accordance  with  the  original  plan  of  the  Series,  to  fur- 
nish material  for  simpler  and  better  graded  instruction 
than  can  be  had  through  the  First  Reader  alone.  Its 
material  is  of  the  same  general  sort  as  the  earlier  readers 
of  the  Series.  Type  and  illustrations  have  been  made  in 
accordance  with  the  latest  and  most  accepted  theories  of 
the  laws  of  the  eye  and  mind  of  the  child. 

Special  acknowledgment  is  here  made  to  Professor 
Edward  L.  Thorndike,  of  Teachers  College,  for  very  mate- 
rial help  in  the  preparation  and  criticism  of  the  book. 
No  feature  in  it  has  been  included  without  his  advice 
and  approval. 


M39T93 


This     is    a     boy. 


Jack     is    a     boy, 


Dick     is    a     boy. 


This     is     a     girl. 


Mary     is     a     girl. 


Jill     is     a     girl. 


Mary        Jill        Jack        Dick 

i 


2 


Jack     is     a     good     boy. 
Jill     is     a     good     girl. 
Mary     is     a    very    good     girl 
This     is     Mary. 
She     has     a     curl. 

She     has    a    curl     on     her 

forehead. 


She  has 


curl 


on 


her 


This     is     a     little     girl. 


She     is     not    good. 


She     is     bad, 


She     has    a    very     little    curl, 

And     the     curl     is     in 

the     middle     of     her    forehead. 

This     is     her    forehead. 


the        very        bad         ittle 


This     is    a    little    girl. 
She     has    a    little    curl. 

And    the    curl     is     in  the  middle 
of    her    forehead. 

When    she    is     good, 
she     is    very,     very    good, 
and    when    she    is     bad, 
she    is     horrid. 

When        And        and 


This     is    a     bird. 


Jill    sees    the  bird. 


Jack    sees    the     bird 


see    the     bird. 


see        bird 


g 


Here    is    one     bird. 

Here    are    two     birds, 
The     birds    fly. 
Fly,     birds! 
Fly    up! 
Fly    down  ! 


bird  fly  up  down 


see    a    blackbird. 


Mary    sees    a    blackbird, 


Dick    sees    a     blackbird. 


Fly    away,     fly    away,     blackbirds, 


This     is    a    hill. 


Go     up    the     hill,     Jack. 
Go    down    the     hill,     Mary, 


Go     up    the     hill,     Dick 
Go    down    the     hill,    Ji 


Go        away        blackbird 


You        go       hill 


I    go    up    the    hill 
You     go    down. 


Mary    is    sitting     on  a  hill, 
Dick     is    sitting     on  a  hill. 
Jack     is    sitting     on  a  hill. 

You     are    sitting     down. 
I     am    sitting     down. 

Two     blackbirds    are    sitting 
on  a  hill. 


Are        sitting        you 


10 


J 


There    are    two     boys. 

This     is    one     boy. 

This    is    the    other    boy. 

There    are    two    girls. 

You     see    one    girl. 

The    other    girl     is    down 

in  the  corner. 

One    girl     is    named     Mary, 

The  other    is     named    Jill. 

One     boy    is     named     Dick. 

The  other    is     named    Jack, 

There        other        named 
one        two 


11 


There    are    two     blackbirds 


sitting     on  a  hill. 


The    one     is    named    Jack, 


The    other    is     named    Jill 


Fly    away,     Jack. 
Fly    away,    Jill. 


Come     back,     Jack, 


Come     back,     Jill. 


come        back 


12 


can    dance. 


You     can    dance. 


Jack     and     Dick     can     dance 


Mary    can     dance     alone. 


This     is     Bumpkin. 
Bumpkin     can     dance, 


See    the     merry-men. 

The    merry-men     can    dance 

Dance,     merry-men. 


Dance,     boys    and     girls. 


can        dance        alone 


-m  13 


Dance,     Bumpkin,     dance. 
Dance,    you     merry-men,     every  one. 
For    Bumpkin,     he  can  dance  alone. 
Bumpkin,     he    can  dance    alone. 

Dance,     Foreman,     dance. 
Dance,    you     merry-men,     every  one. 
For    Foreman,     he    can  dance    alone, 
Foreman,     he     can  dance    alone. 

For        he        every 


14  n 


This     is     Middleman. 

Can     Middleman     dance    alone? 

This     is     Ringman. 

Can     Ringman     dance    alone? 

Ringman    can  not    dance    alone. 

Dance,     Littleman,     dance. 
Dance,    you     merry-men,     every    one. 
For    Littleman,     he    can  dance    alone. 
Littleman,     he    can  dance    alone. 

Middleman       Ringman      Littleman 
man        not 


16 


This     is    a  pail. 
The     pai      is    for    water. 
Jack,     get      water. 
Jill,     get      water. 

Jack    went    up    the  hill. 
Jill     went    up    the  hill. 
Mary     and     Dick    went 
up    the 


Jack    fell     down. 
Jill     fell     down. 
Jack    came    tumbling, 
came    tumbling. 


get      water      pai       went      fell 


17 


When    Jack    fell     down, 
he     broke     his    crown. 
This     is     his    crown. 
His    head    is    his   crown. 

Dick    went    up    the    hill. 

He    fell     down     and 

came    tumbling     after    Jack 

Do  not  tumble,     Mary. 

Do  not  tumble,     Jill. 

Get  up,  Jack,       and     get 

the  pail  of    water. 


Do        his        broke 


S  19 

Jack    and    Jill 

went    up    the  hill 

to    get    a  pail     of    water. 

Jack    fell     down 

and     broke     his    crown, 

and    Jill     came    tumbling     after. 

Do    you    see    the  pai  ? 

Do    you    see    the  water? 

You     can    see    Jill    tumbling 
after    Jack    down    the 


after       tumbling 

boy  boys      girl  girls      see  sees 

hills      pails      crowns 


20 


This    is    a  see-saw. 

The    see-saw    goes    up    and     down. 

Two     boys    are    sitting     on    this    see-saw 

When     one     boy    goes     up, 

the    other    boy    goes    down. 

You    can     play    see-saw 

with    your    two    feet. 

This     is    the    way    to     play 

see-saw.      One    foot    goes    up. 

The    other    foot     goes    down. 


U  21 

See-saw, 

up    and     down. 

This     is    the    way 

to     London    town. 

One    foot    up, 

the     other    foot    down. 

This     is    the    way 

to     London    town, 

1.  goes    sees     plays    towns 

2.  sitting    tumbling     playing 
see    seeing    fly    flying 

dance    dancing     come    coming 

3.  down    town     crown 


22 


I    saw    an     old,     old     woman. 
Her    home    is    under    a  hill. 
Here     is     her    home. 
She     lives     alone     in     her     home. 
You      live      in    your    home. 

Jack  has     gone     home. 

Have  you     gone,  Jill  ? 

Dick  was     there. 

Mary  is     there     still. 

The     bird     was     sitting 

on  the  hill. 

Is     it    there    still? 

old      woman       lives      home 
an       at      under  ^^ 


w 


23 


There     was     an     old     woman 
lived     under     a  hill. 
And     if    she's     not    gone 
she    lives    there    still, 

My     home     is     a 'house. 

n     my     house    is    a  cupboard. 
In     my     cupboard     is    a  cat. 
In     my     cat     is     an     a. 

Big  A,     little  a,     bouncing  b, 
The     cat     is     in  the  cupboard, 
and     can     not     see     me. 

can        cat        cupboard 
Jill        hill        still 


24  X 

My      merry-men 

My      Merry-men       Mary 

come      home      tumble 

m     M 

an     man        other    mother 

cat    mat        bad     mad        way     may 

see     seem        an     am 


lives      little 

Lives     Little 

fell       hill       pail      girl      curl 

alone      fly  old      tumble 

I     L  \  . 

and     land  get    let        way    lay 

was    wall  back     black 


y  25 

merry-men       Mary      horrid 

r 

an     ran        at    rat 

middle    riddle 

r    is    in    the    middle 
of-    bird, 

There    are    two     r's    in 
the    middle    of    horrid. 

I     and     m     are    in 
middle. 

There    are    two    m's 
and    two     r's     in 
merry-men, 


26  z 

an      and      after      are  a 

bad       bird       boy      broke  b 

curl      come      came      crown  c 

do      dance      Dick       down  d 

every  e 

fell      foot      feet      fly  f 

get      good      girl      goes  g 

he      has      his      hill  h 

is       in      it      if      I  i 

Jack      Jill  j 

k 

little      lives  I 

merry-men       middle      Mary  m 

named       not  n 


A  27 

o  of      on      old      other 

p  pail      play 

q 

• 

r  ran      rat 

s  see      saw      sitting      still 

t  town      tumbling      two 

u  under      up 

v  very 

w  way      water      went      with 

x 

y  you       your 


28 

B 

boys 

cat 

bad 

girls 

bird 

good 

you 

men 

hill 

little 

your 

woman 

home 

old 

he 

Dick 

middle 

one 

his 

Jack 

pail 

other 

she 

Jill 

water 

two 

her 

Mary 

town 

still 

this 

back 

a 

very 

it 

foot 

an 

alone 

feet 

the 

here 

C 

is 

broke 

in 

was 

get 

on 

has 

fell 

under 

go 

fly 

up 

went 

lives 

to 

gone 

dance 

down 

come 

play 

with 

comes 

sitting 

of 

came 

sit 

and 

see 

can 

when 

saw 

do 

not 

29 


30 


D 


See    the    well. 

There     is    water    in    the  well 

Put    the    pail     into    the  well. 

Get    water    in    the  pail. 

Pull     up    the    pail. 

Pull,     pull,     pull! 

Here     is    another    boy. 

Who     is     he? 

He     is     named    Johnny. 

Who     has    a  bell? 

Ding  dong,    bell,     ding  dong. 

Put    the     bell     down. 

bell    well        put    pull        who 
ding,    dong         long     song 


31 


Oh!      Oh!      Oh! 
Pussy     is     in    the  well. 
Pull    her    out,    Johnny. 

Ding     dong       bell, 
Pussy     is     in     the  well. 
Who     put    her    in? 
Little    Johnny    Green. 
Who    pulled    her    out? 
Little    Johnny    Stout. 

1.  out    Stout 

<&     •» " 

2.  pull     pulled        dance    danced 

3.  tumble    tumbled        play    played 


32 


One,    two,    three,    four,     five,     six 

Six     little     mice    sitting     down 

to    spin     your    threads; 

with     six     little     heads, 

and     six     long    tails, 

and    six    very     long     threads. 

Pussy     likes    you,    little    mice. 

She     likes    you    to    eat. 

If    puss    came    in,    she 

might    bite    your     heads    off, 

and     bite    your    tails    off, 

and     eat    you     up. 

The     little    mice    say: 

"She    shall     not."       "She    shall     not. 


G 


33 


Six     little     mice 


sat    down    to    spin. 

Pussy    came     by 

and     put    her    head     in 


Shall     I     come     in 


and     bite    your    threads     off? 
"Oh,     no,     kind     puss,   . 


you     might    bite    our    heads    off! 


1.     Six      sit      sat      spin 


2.     head    thread        bite      eat 


3.     if    off        in     on        by 


34  H 

I     see    the     moon. 
The     moon    sees    me. 
God     bless    the    moon, 
and     God     bless     me. 

moon      God      bless 


The     moon    shines    at    night. 

It    shines    on    the  sea. 

The    stars    shine    on    the  sea. 

Way    down    deep     in    the  sea 
are    two     little    fish. 

The    stars    peep    at    the 
'ittle    fish     in  the  deep  sea. 

shines      night     sea     stars 
deep     peep        fish      at 


Who     is    at    the  window? 

It     is    a    dear     baby, 

She     looks    at    the  stars. 

She     looks    at  the  deep    sea. 

The     moon    sees     baby    dear. 

The    stars    see     baby    dear. 

Two    frogs    see     baby    dear. 

The    two    stars    say: 

"Go    to    sleep,"        "Go    to    sleep.11 

The    two    fish    say : 

"Go    to    sleep,"        "Go    to    sleep." 

The    two    frogs    say  : 

1  Neap,  neap,  go  to  sleep. 

1  Neap,  neap,  go  to  sleep. 


dear      baby      say      sleep      frogs 


36  J 

V 

Come    to    the    window, 
My     baby,     with     me, 
And     look    at    the  moon 
That    shines    on    the  sea. 

There    are    two     little    stars 
That    play    at    bo-peep, 
With    two     little    fish 
Far    down     in    the  deep. 

And    two     little  frogs 

Say,        '  Neap,  neap,     neap ! 

I    see    a    dear  baby 

Who    is    going  to    sleep. " 

Who        window 


38 


L 


Father    says,     :'  Good-night/' 
Mother    sings    to     baby. 
This  is    the    song    she  sings. 

Sleep,     baby,     sleep. 

Your    father     is    watching 

the    sheep. 

The     little     stars     are 

the     lambs,     I     guess, 

And    the    great    white     moon 

their    shepherdess. 

Sleep,     baby,     sleep. 


It     is     morning   now. 
The    sunshine    comes     in 
at     the    window. 
Wake     up,     baby. 


M 


39 


Good     night. 

Sleep    tight. 

Wake     up     bright, 

In    the     morning     light, 


,o    do    what    is     right 
With     all     your    might. 

1.  bright      light      might      night 
right      sight      tight 

2.  deep      peep      sheep      sleep 

3.  wake      make 

4.  singing     sleeping     waking     going 


40  N 

night  not      in      an      on 

Night  not 

alone  shines      moon 
n     N 

moon     noon        might    night        go     no 

\ 

mice     nice        cat    can        see    seen 

f    F 

father      fish      foot      four      if      off 

Father      Fish      Foot      Four 

at    fat        can    fan         hill    fill 

pull    full         like     life        night    fight 


O  41 

six      sat      spin      see 

Six      Sat      Spin      See 

s    S 

and    sand        old    sold        eat    seat 

moon    soon        night    sight        go    so 

pussy  put  pail  peep 
Pussy  Put  Pail  Peep 
up  sleep  spin 

P  P 

pan      pat      pin 

Dick    pick        four    pour        say    pay 

cat    cap        she    sheep 


42 


Who     is    this  boy 

up    in    the  corner? 

He    is    Jack     Horner. 

What    is     he    doing? 

He    is    eating     a    pie, 

a    great    big     pie. 

It     is    Christmas     morning. 

It    is    a    Christmas     pie. 

Merry    Christmas,      Jack     Horner 

Do     not    eat    that    great 

big     pie    all     up. 

corner        pie        great        big 
Christmas        eat 


Q  43 


Little    Jack    Horner 

Sat    in    a  corner, 

Eating     a    Christmas     pie. 

He     put    in     his    thumb 

And     pulled     out    a  plum 

And    said, 

"What    a    great    boy    am     I. 


II 


1.  thumb        plum        sat 

2.  Sat      mat      fat      rat      pat 

3.  Sight      might      fight      right 

4.  sand      man      fan      ran 


44 


R 


Here    is    a    great    wall. 

Here    are    the     king, 
and    the     king's     men, 

and    the     king's     horses. 
t 

Humpty     Dumpty    sat    on 

a  wall. 

Humpty    Dumpty    had     a 

great    fall. 

All    the     king's     horses, 

and     all    the     king's     men 

Could     not    put    Humpty 

together    again. 

king        horses        together 


s 


45 


Humpty     Dumpty    is    an    egg 

Do     not     break,     Humpty-egg 

If    you     broke    an     egg 

you    could     not    put    it 

together    again. 

All    the     king's     horses 

and     all    the    king's     men 

could     not    put    Humpty-egg 

together    again. 

You     and     I     like    Humpty. 

We    like    to    eat    him. 

We     break     him    and     eat 

what    is     in     him. 

Good-by,     Humpty    Dumpty. 


egg 


we        him        again 


46  T 

Mother    has    a -garden. 

It    is    a     pretty    garden. 

Do    you     like     it? 

Flowers    grow    in    the  garden. 

We    all     love    flowers. 

Every    one     loves    flowers. 

Dick     has    a  garden. 

Flowers    grow    in     Dick's    garden. 

His    flowers    are    very    pretty. 

Jill     loves     pretty    flowers. 

She    shall     have    a  garden. 

garden        grow        pretty        love 
has  shall 


48 


V 


Here     is     Mary's    garden. 

What    is    there     in     it? 

I    see     pretty    maids     in     it. 

I     see    silver     bells     in     it. 

I     see    cockle    shells     in     it. 

Where    are    the    flowers,     Mary? 

Mistress  Mary,  quite  contrary, 
How  does  your  garden  grow? 
With  silver  bells, 
And  cockle  shells, 
And  pretty  maids 
All  in  a  row. 

does 


iii 


W  49 

Dick's    cap    is    red. 

Jack's    cap    is    red,    too. 

Jack     has    a  stick    in  his  hand. 

Dick     has    a  stone    in  his  hands. 

Dick    went    through     Mary's    garden. 

He    let    the    stone    fall. 

The    stone     broke    a  shell. 

Do     not    let    it    fall     again,    Jack. 

Mary    will     not    like    you. 

She    will     not    let    you 

go    through     her    garden. 


through        stone        hand 
cap        stick        red        will 


50  X 

Jill    should     go    to    the  garden 

Jack    should     go    up    the  hill. 

John    should     go     home. 

Mary    will     give    you 

a    silver     bell.        She    will 

give    me    a  cockle    shell. 

I'll    give    her    a    red    flower. 

Whom    should     I     give    the 

other    flowers    to? 

Whom    should     I     let    come 

through     my    garden? 

should        give        whom        let 


52 


As     I    went    through 
the    garden     gap, 


Whom    should     I     meet 


but    Dick     Red     Cap! 


A    stick     in     his     hand, 


A    stone     in     his    throat. 


If    you    tell     me    this     riddle, 


give    you     a    groat. 


Can    you    tell    this     riddle? 


53 


1.  back     black    pack    sack 

2.  Dick    stick    pick    sick 

3.  king     sting     ring    sing 

4.  wall    stall    fall     all 

1.  way    stay    play    say 

2.  stick    stone    stand    stamp 

3.  break     bright    bring     brick 

4.  well    tell    fell    sell 

5.  will    till    fill  . 

6.  spin    span     spun    spot 

7.  spell    spill 

8.  thick    thing        still     stray 

9.  mother    brother 


54 


a 

1 

at 

am 

an 

you 

by 

are 

the 

he 

can 

and 

she 

in 

come 

after 

it 

do 

if 

not 

my 

of 

does 

there 

your 

off 

eat 

till 

his 

on 

has 

very 

her 

out 

have 

when 

who 

to 

let 

where 

whom 

up 

was 

what 

this 

under 

will 

some 

over 

shall 

away 


55 


get  baby  bell 


bite 

'  mother 

well 

another 

bit 

mice 

sea 

far 

sat 

fish 

song 

gap 

say 

frogs 

long 

gave            way 

put 

Pussy 

deep 

nice             wake 

pull 

heads 

green 

peep 

ran 

tails 

stout 

trap 

like 

night 

dear 

then 

looks 

morning 

three 

thank 

spin 

moon 

four 

time 

shines 

stars 

five 

threads 

sleep 

sea 

six 

wants 

56 


long        milk        some       tail 

There    was    a    mouse 
with    a    long,     long    tail. 

Mouse    went    to     play    with 
Pussy    cat,      and     Pussy     bit 
off    Mouse's    tail. 

Mouse  said  :      '  Pussy,  Pussy, 
Give    me    my    tail/' 

Pussy  said;     "Get  me  some 
milk.        Then     I    will     give 
you    your    tail     again." 

Mouse    went    to    the    cow. 
Mouse    said:      :'Cow,     Cow, 
give    me    some    milk. 


57 


Pussy    bit    off    my    tail. 

I    will     give     Pussy    the  milk. 

Pussy    will  give    me    my  tail 

again." 

Cow    said:       "Get    me    some    water, 

Then     I    will     give    you    some    milk." 

So     Mouse    went    to    the  well. 

She    said:       "Well,     Well,      give    me 
\ 

some  water.      Cow    wants    water. 

Then  cow    will  give     me    milk. 

I    will  give     Pussy    the  milk. 

Pussy  will  give     me     my  tail     again." 

Well    said:       "Get    me    a    pail. 
Then     I    will  give    you     water." 


58 


So     Mouse    went    for    a    pail. 
Then    she    ran     back    to    Well. 
Well    gave    Mouse    some    water. 
Mouse    said:        'Thank    you." 
Then    she    ran    to    Cow. 
She    said  :        '  Here  is    some  water. 
So    Cow    gave     Mouse    some  milk. 
Mouse    said:        'Thank    you." 
Then    she    ran    to     Pussy. 
She    said  :        '  Pussy,     Pussy, 
here    is    some     milk." 
Pussy    gave     Mouse 
her    long    tail     again. 
Then     away    ran     Mouse. 


59 


time        trap        which        eye 


A    Riddle 


Old     Mother    Twite hett 


had     but    one    eye ; 
And     a     long    tail 
which    she     let    fly. 


And     every    time 


she    went    over    a  gap, 

She    left    a  bit    of    her    tail    in    a  trap, 


Can     you     tell     me    this     riddle? 


60 

The    sea    is    deep. 

My     house     is     high. 

The    well     is    deep. 

The     mountain     is     high. 

A    mountain     is    a    high     hill 

mountain        high 

Four    children     are    playing 
by    the  sea.        They    are 
Jack    and     his    sister,     and 
Dick    and     his    sister    Mary. 
Jack    wades    in    the  water. 
Dick    wades     in    the  water. 
All     children     like    to    wade. 


children        play        wade        sister 


61 


I     have    a    little    sister. 


They    call     her    Pretty    Peep, 
She    wades    in    the    waters, 
Deep,     deep,     deep. 


She    climbs    the     mountains, 


High,     high,     high. 


My    poor    little    sister, 
She     has     but    one    eye 


Can    you    tell     me 


this     riddle? 


They        poor 


62 

Jack    and     Jill     are     playing 
on    the    seashore. 
Jack     has    a    spade. 
He    digs    with    the    spade. 
He    digs     holes     in    the  sand. 
Jill     has    a  pail.     She 
fills    the  pail     with     sand. 
She     makes    cakes    of    sand, 
Jack     has     made    four     holes 
side     by    side.     Jill     has 
made    a  cake     beside 
every     hole     in  the  sand. 

make    cake       made    spade 
digs        side        beside 


63 


When     I    was    down 

beside    the    sea, 

A    wooden     spade 

they    gave    to     me, 

To     dig     the    sandy    shore. 

My     holes    were    empty 

like    a    cup. 

In     every     hole 

the    sea    came     up, 

Till     it    could     come     no     more. 


shore     more        up    cup        no    so 
could     should    would 


pail     tail     sail 


64 

Can    you     catch     me? 

Catch    Jack,     Mary! 

Catch     me,     Jill ! 

See    little    Robin    Red-breast 

Fly    away,     Robin  ! 

What    can     Robin     do? 

Robin     can     sing. 

Robin     can    fly. 

Robin     can    jump. 

Robin     can     chirp. 

Can     you     sing,     Mary? 

Can     you     fly,     Jill? 

Can    you     chirp,     Jack? 

Can    you    jump,     Dick? 


catch        jump        chirp 


65 

Little     Robin     Red-breast 

Sat    upon     a    tree. 

Up    went    pussy    cat 

And     down     went    he. 

Down    came     pussy    cat 

And     away     Robin     ran; 

Says     little     Robin     Red-breast, 

"Catch     me     if    you     can!' 

Little     Robin     Red-breast 

jumped     upon     a  wall. 

Pussy     cat    jumped     after    him, 

and     almost    had     a  fall. 

Little     Robin     chirped     and     sang, 

And     what    did     Pussy    say? 


" .    f~  Pussy    cat    said,     '  Mew, 

j^  VfT)and     Robin    flew    away. 
"M^l 

a 


almost        did 


66 

Where     is     Mary? 

Mary     is     in     her    garden. 

Do    you     see    the     mouse? 

The    mouse     is     in     a    trap. 

What    did     Robin     do? 

Robin    flew    away. 

What    did     mother    give    you  ? 

Mother    gave  me    a    wooden    spade. 

Where    did    you     play? 

I     played     beside    the  sea. 

What    did    you     do    there? 

I     dug     holes 

in    the    sandy    shore. 

Mary    dug     holes,    too. 

<« 

A^2 

4 

dug 


67 

What    do    you     eat? 
eat    bread. 

Jack    eats    bread    and    butter. 

T^l 

"^.We    eat    bread     and     butter 

for    supper. 
i 

Mother    cuts    the     bread. 

She    cuts     it    with     a  knife. 

Csn     you     cut    bread     with     a  knife? 

We     have     milk    for    supper,     too. 

Little    Tommy    Tucker 

is    coming     for    supper. 

Jack     Horner    will     be    there,    too. 

cut        knife        bread        butter 


Here    is    Tommy    Tucker. 

He     is    a    good     boy. 

He    will    have    supper    here 


shall        white        marry        wife 

Little    Tommy    Tucker 
Sings    for    his    supper. 
What    shall     he    eat? 
White     bread     and     butter. 
How    shall     he    cut    it 
without    any     knife? 
How    shall     he     marry 
without    any    wife  ? 


69 

Sometimes    we     have     porridge 
for    supper. 

Jack     likes     oorridge     hot. 
Jill     likes    porridge    cold. 

hot        cold        porridge 

Pease     porridge  hot, 

Pease    porridge  cold, 

Pease     porridge  in    the  pot, 
Nine    days    old. 

Some     like  it    hot. 

Some    like  it    cold. 

Some     like  it    in    the  pot, 

Nine    days  old. 

nine        days        pease    please 


70 

1.     Tommy    Tucker      to      tell      till 
hot      pot      cut      butter      little 
t    T 
Tick      tack      tall      tin 

2.  Tit  tat  toe,      three     in  a  row 
Fitter     patter,       up    they    go. 

3.  trap      trip      tray      tree 

4.  b     B        bad     big     bell 
make     lake    tall     ball     bat 

5.  cold     bold    told    fold     sold 

6.  cake     bake    take      rake     make 

7.  hot    not    pot    spot    trot 


tail 


8.     dig      day      Dick      Ding  dong 
d     D 


dot      dog      Dan      deep      dish 
such     sport    laughed    spoon 
9.     Hi,     diddle,     diddle! 

The    cat    and    the    fiddle. 
The     cow    jumped 
over    the  moon; 
The     little    dog     laughed 
To    see    such     sport, 
And    the    dish     ran     away 
with    the  spoon, 
such     much 
10.     moon     soon     spoon     noon 


72 

Here    is    a    lion. 

He     is    a    good     lion. 

I     will     tell     you     about    him. 

He    was    asleep. 

There    were    five     little     mice. 

They    were     playing     about     him. 

They    were     playing     hide  and  seek 

One     little     mouse    hid 

under    his    foot. 

The     lion     awoke. 

He    wished    to    eat    the     mouse 

hid        lion        wished 
awoke        hide        seek 


73 


The     mouse    said, 

1  Do     not    eat    me ! 
I     will  help    you     some    day.' 
The     lion    said, 

'How    can    you     help     me? 
How    can    a    little    mouse 
help    a    great    lion  ? 
But    I    will     let    you     go." 
The     mouse    was     happy. 

He    said,        '  Thank    you  ! 
Then     he     ran     away    to     play 
with    the    others. 

happy        help 


74 

One    day    the  lion    was    caught 

by    a     rope. 

He    growled      and     growled 

and     growled. 

The    little     mouse    ran    to     him. 

The    little    mouse    said, 

"I    will     help    you.55 

He     bit    the     rope. 

The    rope     broke. 

» 

The     lion     could     get    away. 
The     lion    was     happy. 
The     lion    said,        ;  Thank    you." 
A     little    mouse    could     help 
a    great     lion. 


75 


A    glass    of    milk, 
And     a    slice    of     bread  ; 
And    then     good     night, 
We    must    go    to     bed. 


76 

To-day     it    is     raining. 

The    rain    falls    on  the  trees. 

The    rain    falls    on  the  fields. 

The     rain    falls    on  the  umbrellas. 

Little    Johnny     has     no     umbrella. 

He    can     not    go    out. 

He    says : 

"Rain,     rain,       go    away. 

Come    again     another    day. 

Little    Johnny    wants    to     play. 

The     rain     is     raining     all     around 
It    falls    on    field     and    tree. 
It    rains    on  the  umbrellas     here 
And     on    the    ships    at    sea. 


77 

By    and     by    April     will     come. 
May    will     come    after    April. 
We     have    showers     in     April. 
They     bring     sweet    flowers. 
I     love    sweet    flowers. 
I     love    the    showers. 
The    showers     help    us. 
Sister    loves    flowers. 
Mother    loves    flowers,     too. 

April        May        showers        sweet 

April     showers 
Bring     May    flowers. 


78 


The    world     is    so    full 
of    a     number    of    things, 
I    am    sure    we    should     all 
be    as     happy    as     kings. 


The  world     is     full 
of    wonderful     things. 
Flowers    are    wonderful 
Birds    are    wonderful. 
Seeds    are    wonderful. 

Trees    are    wonderful. 

All     plants    are    wonderful. 

Raindrops     help    the  little    seeds. 

Sunshine     helps    the  little    seeds. 


wonderful        seeds 
raindrops        plants 


79 


Here     is    a    little    seed. 


Let    us     bury    the    seed 
in     the  ground. 


What    is     in    the  seed? 


A     little  plant    is    there. 

The     little     plant    is    fast    asleep, 


The    sunshine    will     wake     it. 


The     rain    will     wake     it. 


The     little     plant    will     grow, 
It    will     creep    to    the  light. 


fast        bury        creep        us 


80 

heart 


voice        rose        heard 


The    Seed 

In    the     heart    of    a  seed, 
Buried     deep,     so    deep, 
A    dear    little     plant 
Lay    fast    asleep. 


Wake,"      said    the    sunshine, 
And     creep    to    the     light." 
'Wake,"      said    the    voice 
Of    the     raindrop    bright. 


it 


The     little     plant    heard 
And     it    rose    to    see 
What    the    wonderful 
Outside    world     might    be. 


81 


school     Now 


Tick    tock,      six    o'clock, 

the    children    are    fast    asleep. 

Seven    o'clock,      wake  up    bright, 
Climb    out    of    bed. 


Nine    o'clock.      Time    for    school. 


Do    what    is     right    to-day 
with     all    your    might. 

Tick    tock,      five    o'clock, 
Now    it's    time    for    supper. 
Porridge     hot,     in    the     pot, 


And     nice    bread    and     butter. 


Bed    time.        Good     night. 


82 

1.     he      has      help      hide      how 
He      Has      Help      Hide      How 
hat      hot      hall       hay      hill 

Humpty     hid     hide     hold 

2.  fly    flower    flat    fling    flake 

3.  sleep    slice    slip    slipper    sling 

4.  creep    crack    cry    tumble     crumble 

t 

5.  peep    deep    asleep     steep    keep 

6.  ship     shower    she    sheep    shot 

7.  hide     ride    side    tide 


83 

1 .     wake    went    water    we    awoke 
well    will    wall    water    want 
wish    wing     wide    wet    west 

2.  ground    growled    grow    great 

3.  Sweet    swing    swell 

4.  wade    made    spade    fade 

5.  when     men     pen    ten 

6.  wet    get    met    pet    let 

7.  little     bit    sit    lit 

0 

8.  fish    dish    shake    flake 

9.  tree    try    mice    nice    rice 


84 

The    wind     blows. 

Blow,      wind,       blow. 

This     is    a  mill. 

The    wind     blows 

and    the    mill     goes. 

The    wind     makes    the     mill     go. 

The     miller    grinds    corn. 

The     miller    grinds    the    corn 

in    the  mill. 

He     makes    the    corn     into    flour. 

The     baker    makes    the     rolls. 

He    makes    the    rolls    of    flour. 

We    eat    the  rolls. 


blow      wind      mill      grind      corn      flour 


85 


Blow,    wind,     blow, 

And     go,     mill,     go. 

That    the    miller    may    grind 

his    corn. 

That    the    baker    may    take    it, 

And     into     rolls     make     it, 

And     bring    them     in     hot 

in    the  morn 


86 

Do    you    see    the    trees? 

The    wind     is     blowing    the  trees. 

The    wind     makes    the  leaves    tremble 

The    wind     makes    the  trees 

bow    down    their    heads. 

Can    you     see    the  wind? 

Neither    Jack     nor    Jill 

can    see    the  wind. 

Neither    Tom     nor    Dick 

can    see     it. 

Neither    you     nor     I 

can    see     it. 

No    one    can    see    the  wind. 

blowing         leaves        tremble 
neither      nor 


87 


Who     has    seen    the  wind? 


Neither    I     nor    you ; 


But    when     the    leaves 


hang    trembling, 

The    wind     is     passing     through 


Who    has    seen    the  wind? 


Neither    you     nor    I  ; 


But    when     the    trees 


bow    down    their    heads, 


The    wind     is    passing     by 


hang        passing 


How    do    you     do, 

little     Nancy     Etticoat? 

Will     the    wind     blow     out 

your    light? 

Let    me    see    your    white 

petticoat. 

It    grows    shorter. 

Little    Nancy    Etticoat, 
In     a    white     petticoat 
and     a    red     nose. 
The     longer    she     stands, 
The    shorter    she    grows. 

shorter    longer 
Who    can    tell    this     riddle? 


89 

The    wind     is     blowing. 

It    is    raining,     too. 

See    the     little    drops    of    water! 

They     make    the     brooks. 

They    make    the    sea. 

They    make    the     mighty    ocean. 

Have    you     seen    the  ocean  ? 

Do    you     like    the  ocean? 

mighty        ocean        brooks 

i 

Little    drops    of    water, 

Little    grains    of    sand, 
Make    the     mighty     ocean, 
And     the     pleasant    land. 


90 


The    Wind     and    the    Sun 


The  wind     and    the  sun     had     a    quarrel. 

'I     am    stronger    than    you,"       said  Wind. 

'I     ami    stronger    than    you,"       said  Sun. 

'Let    us    see,"      said  Wind. 

1 1   can   take   off  that   man's  coat,"    said  Sun, 
"I     can     do    that,"      said  Wind. 
Wind     blew      and     blew      and     blew. 
The    man     held     his    coat    on. 
Then    Sun    smiled      and    smiled      and    smiled. 
The    man    grew    hot.     He   took    his    coat   off. 
Who    was    the     stronger? 

stronger        quarrel        held 
blew        smiled        grew        took 


91 

If    I'd    as    much     money    as    I    could    spend, 
I    never    would    cry,     "Old    chairs    to  mend ! 
Old    chairs   to   mend!     Old   chairs  to  mend!" 
I    never  would    cry,     "Old    chairs   to  mend!" 
If    I'd    as     much     money    as     I    could    tell, 
I    never   would    cry,       "Old    clothes   to  sell  ! 
Old    clothes    to  sell !      Old    clothes    to  sell !  " 
I    never   would    cry,      "Old    clothes   to  sell !' 


mend        spend        chairs 
clothes        never        sell 


92 


Mother    Hubbard 


Old     Mother    Hubbard 

Went    to    the    cupboard 

To    get    her     poor     dog     a  bone. 

But    when     she    came    there, 

The    cupboard    was     bare, 

And     so    the  poor  dog     had     none. 

She    went    to    the-   hatter's 
To     buy     him     a     hat. 
But    when     she    came    back 
He    was    feeding    the  cat. 

She    went    to    the    tailor's 
To     buy     him     a    coat. 
But    when    she    came    back 
He    was     riding     a    goat. 

bone        bare        feeding 
tailor's        coat        goat 


93 


This    is    two-legs. 

This    is    a    stool.  / 

It    has    three-legs. 

Here    is    four-legs. 

See    four-legs    run. 

He    jumps    on     three-legs. 

Last    comes    one-leg. 

It    is    a    leg     of    mutton. 

Four-legs    would     like 


to    eat    one-leg. 


94 

run        jump        throw 


Two  legs    sat    upon    three  legs, 

t 
vwith    one  leg     in     his     lap. 

n    comes    four  legs,     and 
runs    away    with    one  leg. 


Up    jumps    two  legs. 

He  throws    three  legs    at  four  legs, 

and    four  legs     brings    one  leg 

back    to    two  legs. 

Who     can    tell     me    this    story? 


95 

1.  Run,      jump,      stand  still,      sit  down. 

2.  Smile,      growl,      bow    down    your    head, 

3.  Take    the  ball ;        drop    it,     and 
pick     it    up;        give    it    to    me. 

4.  Come    and    get    the  ball  ; 
throw  it    to  me.        Take    it ; 
put    it    in    your    coat. 

Pull     it    out    again  ;        put    it 
on     my    chair. 

5.  Creep;       play    go    to    sleep; 

play    wake    up ;       hide    in  the  corner. 

6.  Play    dig     a  hole ; 
play    climb    a  tree. 


96 

1.     Put    your  hand     on    your    head, 
head      eye      nose      back 
hand      thumb      foot      leg 
coat      hat      cap 

2.  Put    your    hand     on    something     red 
red      white      black      green 

3.  Put    your    hand     on  the  chair, 
chair      corner      glass      plant 

4.  Play    you     are    a    dog. 

dog      cat      mouse      frog       lion 

5.  Play    eat.        Play    cry.        Play    fly. 


97 


1.  mend    spend     lend     bend 

2.  coat    goat    throat    groat 

3.  blow    blew    black    bless 

4.  One-leg     is    long. 
Four-legs    is    longer. 
Two-legs    is     longest    of    all 
Who    is    strongest    of    all? 

5.  Hop!     hop!     hop! 

To    the    baker's    shop 
To     buy    or    beg     a  bun. 

6.  You     have    not    a    penny 

And    can  not    get    any, 

«_— 
So    stop,    stop,    stop,     my    son! 


98 

1.  is      was      were      will  be 

2.  shall      should    would      can     could 

3.  has     have     had       may     might 

4.  do    did        say    said        tell    told 

* 

5.  Who    what    where    when      which 
this    that    there    then      some    all 

6.  I    you     her    she     it    they 

my    your     his     her    its    their 
me    you     him     her    it    them 

7.  and     but    if    for    very 

8.  never    ever    every     not    so     no 


99 

1.  One    and     one    are    two. 
Two    and    two    are    four. 
Three    and    three    are    six. 
One    from     six     leaves    five. 
Two    from    six    leave    four. 
Three    from    six    leave    three. 

2.  home    father    mother    brother    sister 

3.  big     little     baby    dear    boy    girl 

4.  man     horse    cow     mouse     rat 

5.  day     night    sun     moon    shine 

6.  sand     sea    shore     pail    well 

7.  in     out        up    down        over    under 
after    before        into    out     of        on     off 
with     without 


100 

icicle     hung     tongue    self 
young     winter 

The    Icicle    and    the    Sun 

An     icicle     hung 
on     a    red     brick    wall, 
And     it    cried    to    the  sun, 
"I     don't    like    you     at    all." 
Drip    drip      drip* 

But    the    sun    said, 
'  Dear,     you've    a    saucy    tongue, 
And    you     must    remember, 
I'm     old     and    you're    young." 
Drip    drip      drip 


But    the     icicle     only 
cried    the    more, 
Though  the  good  sun 
smiled     on     it 
Just    as     before, 
Until     at    the    end 
of    the    winter's    day 
It    had    cried     its     poor 
little    self    away. 
Drip    drip      drip. 


102 

lambs        meadow        gay 
skip        laugh        frolic        talk 

Come,     my  children,     come    away, 
For    the  sun     shines     bright    to-day. 
Little    children,     come    with     me, 
Birds    and  brooks    and  flowers    to  see, 

See    the  little  lambs    at    play, 
In    the  meadows     bright    and     gay. 
How    they    leap    and  skip    and  run, 
Full     of    frolic,    full     of    fun. 

Bring     the  hoop    and     bring     the  ball. 
Come    with     happy    faces    all. 
Let    us     make    a    merry    ring, 
Talk    and  dance    and  laugh     and  sing. 


103 


speak        spoken        behave 
mannerly        able        table        true 

Jack    speaks    when     he    is    spoken    to. 
Jill     speaks    when     she     is    spoken    to. 
They     behave     mannerly    at  table. 
Do    you     behave     mannerly    at  table? 
A    child    should     always    say    what's    true, 
And     speak    when     he     is    spoken  •  to, 
And     behave     mannerly    at  table; 
At    least,     as  far  as     he  is    able. 


104 

rivers        cattle        country-side 
brown        roof 

Did    you     ever    have    a  swing? 

Do    you     like    to    swing  ? 

Do    you     ever    go     up     high? 

Can  you  see    the  river? 

Can  you  see    the  cattle? 

Can  you  see    all    over 

the    country-side? 

Do  you     look    down    on    the  roof? 

I    am     up    in     a  swing     now. 

I     look    down     on  the  garden. 

I     look    down     on  the  roof. 

The    roof    is     brown. 

I  see    the  brown    cattle,    too. 

blue        pleasantest        air 


The   Swing 


105 


How    do    you     like    to    go 

up    in  a  swing  ? 

Up    in  the  air    so    blue? 

Oh!     I  do    think     it 

the     pleasantest    thing 

Ever    a  child    can    do. 

Up    in  the  air 

and     over  the  wall 

Till     I  can  see    so    wide; 

Rivers    and  trees 

and  cattle    and  all 

Over    the    country-side. 

Till     I     look    down 

on  the  garden    green, 

Down    on  the  roof     so    brown. 

Up    in  the  air    I    go 

flying     again, 

Up    in  the  air    and     down, 


106  Mother  Goose's  Party 
Mother  Goose  gave  a  party 
to  the  queen.  The  party 
was  in  London. 
Little  Boy  Blue  was  there 
with  his  horn.  Jack  and 
Jill  came  with  their  pail. 
Pussy  came  to  look 
at  the  aueen. 
Peep  Peep  brought  her  light. 
Jack  Horner  brought  a  pie. 
Dick  was  there 


in     a    bright    red     cap. 


107 

Tommy  Tucker    came,     too. 
He  had  a  knife    with     him. 
Mother    Hubbard     came    with 
her    dog.        Mistress     Mary 
brought    silver    bells. 
Humpty  Dumpty    sat    on  a  wall. 
Mother    Twitchett    came 
to     help    Mother  Goose. 
Last    of    all     came     Little 
Bo-Peep.        She    was    crying. 
She     had     lost    her    sheep. 
Then     all    the    children    said, 
"We    will    find    them 
for    you." 


108 


Peep  Peep    lent    her    light, 
Boy  Blue    took     his    horn. 


Jack    and    Jill    took    water 


in  their  pail.        Dick     Red-Cap 


took    a  stick    in  his  hand. 


The    children     ran     about 


the    fields.        Soon    Jack 


and    Jill    saw    the  sheep. 
They    called     Little  Boy  Blue, 


He     blew    his    horn. 


Bo-Peep    ran    to    the  sheep, 
but    their    tails    were    gone. 


109 

The    little    mouse    soon    found 
their    tails.        Then     Mother 
Twitchett    sewed    them    on. 
The  sheep    ran    to     Bo-Peep 
wagging    their  tails     behind    them. 
Bo-Peep    was    very    happy. 
Then    the  children     ran     back 
to    Mother  Goose. 

« 

She    was    happy,    too. 
She    gave    the  children 
a    good    supper    of    white 
bread     and     butter. 


110 

The  queen    sat    at  the  table. 
She     gave    the  children 
bread     and     honey. 
Mother  Hubbard    gave    the 
children     milk.        Then     came 
the     great     Jack  Horner    pie, 
Each     girl     had     a    silver    bell. 
Each     boy    had     a    cockle    shell. 
After    supper    the  boys    and  girls 
danced     and    sang. 
Then    the  stars    came    owt. 
The    sand  man    came    around. 
The  children    said:"  'Good-night ! 
We  love  you,     Mother  Goose. JJ 


Ill 

people        sugar        swallowed        easily 

Was     it    not    funny? 
Hear    it,     all     people! 
Little    Tom    Thumb 
Has    swallowed    a  steeple. 

How    did     he    do    it? 

|    will  tell     you,     my    son, 

It    was    made    of    white    sugar 

And     easily    done. 


112 

A  apple    pie,  a 

B  bit    it,  b 

C  cut    it,  c 

D  dealt    it,  d 

E  eats     it,  e 

F  fought    for  it,          f 

G  got    it,  g 
\ 

H  had     it,  h 

I  was     ill    from     it,     i 

J  jumped    for  it,        j 

K  knelt    for    it,  k 

L  longed    for  it,          I 


113 

M    mourned    for.  it,  m 

N     nodded    for    it,  n 

O    opened     it,  o 

P    peeped     into     it,  p 

Q    quartered     it,  q 

R    ran    for    it,  r 

S    sang    for    it,  s 

T    took     it,  t 

U    V    W    X    Y    and  Z 
Each     had    a    slice 
and    went    off    to  bed. 
u    v    w    x    y    z 


114 

The    organ-man     has    come 
and    the  children     can     dance. 
They    dance     and"  sing     and  play, 

This     boy     plays    that    he     is 

a  sailor    on     a  ship. 

What    is     he    singing     about? 

He    sings    of    ropes    and 

things    on     ships. 

All     sailors    sing     of    ropes 

and    ships. 

Of    what    do    you     sing  ? 

Of    what    do    the  birds    sing  ? 

The  birdies    sing     of  nests    and  eggs, 


115 

They    sing     of    speckled     eggs. 

They    sing     of     nests     among 

the  trees.        They    sing     of 

baby     birdies. 

Have    you     ever    seen    a 

bird's     nest? 

Were    there    speckled     eggs 

in  the  nest? 

I     have    seen     blue    eggs 

in  a  nest.        Baby     robins  ' 

came    from    the     blue    eggs. 

I     have    seen     baby     birds 

in  a  nest.        Papa    bird 

was    singing     to    them. 


116  Singing 

Of    speckled    eggs    the    birdie 

sings 

And     nests    among    the  trees. 

The    sailor    sings    of    ropes    and    things 

In    ships    upon    the    seas. 


The  children    sing     in    far 

Japan. 

The  children    sing     in    Spain. 

The  organ    with    the    organ     man 

Is    singing     in  the  rain. 


117 

sulks        smiling 
This  is    a    very    happy    boy, 
one    of    the  happiest    in  the  world. 
He    always     has    a    good    time. 
His    face    is    always    smiling. 
He    never    sulks    for    anything. 
This    is    what    he    sings. 

Play-time 

The    world's    a    very    happy    place ; 
Where    every    child    should    dance 
and    sing, 

And     always     have    a    smiling    face 
And     never    sulk    for    anything. 


118 

food        orange    ,    dear 

Here  is    the  boy    with    the 

smiling    face    again.        He    is 

eating     his    dinner. 

How    good     his    food     is! 

He     behaves     mannerly    at  table. 

His    dear    mamma    will 

give    him    an     orange. 

He    has     been     a    good     boy. 

His    dear    papa    will  be     happy. 

Children     like    to     make    papa 

and     mamma    happy. 

So    they    are    mannerly    at  table, 


119 

Dick     is    clean    and     neat. 

He     is     not    a    naughty     boy. 

He     has    lots    of    toys. 

Mary  is  always    clean    and  neat. 

She     has     not    many    toys, 

but    she     is     not    naughty. 

Her    dear    papa    is     poor. 

I     am     sure    that    Jill 

is    always     neat    and     clean. 

But    her    dear    papa    is     poor. 

Let    us    give    each    an    orange. 

Dick    will  give    them    some    toys. 

So    will    Tommy  Tucker. 

Boy  Blue    will  give    them 

his     horn. 


120 

prayers        else 

Every     night    my     prayers     I     say, 
And     get    my    dinner    every    day, 
And     every    day    that    I've     been     good, 
I     get    an     orange    after    food. 

The  child  "that    is  not    clean     and  neat 
With     lots    of    toys    and    things    to    eat,  - 
He     is    a     naughty    child,     I'm     sure, 
Or    else     his    dear    papa    is     poor. 

Be    you    to    others     kind     and    true 
As    you'd     have    others     be    to    you. 


122  Where    go    the     Boats 

Dark     brown     is    the     river. 
Golden     is    the    sand. 
It    flows    along     for    ever, 
With    trees    on     either    hand. 

Green     leaves    a-f  bating 
Castles     of    the    foam, 
Boats    of    mine    a-boating  — 
When    will     all     come     home? 


123 


On     goes     the     river, 
And     out    past    the     mill, 
Away    down    the     valley, 
Away    down    the     hill. 

Away    down  the     river, 

A     hundred  miles    or    more, 

Other     ittle  children 

Shall     bring  my     boats    ashore, 


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